council: translation
noun
1 local or national government
ADJECTIVE
▪ executive, governing, ruling, state
▪ national
▪ legislative
▪ local
▪ borough, city, community, county, district, municipal, neighbourhood/neighborhood, parish, provincial, regional, town
▪ metropolitan, rural, urban (all esp.BrE)
▪ tribal
▪ elected
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ elect
▪ control (esp. BrE)
▪ Many county councils are now controlled by the Conservatives.
▪ gain control of, retain control of, win control of (all BrE)
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ meet
▪ vote
▪ The Spokane city council voted unanimously to ask for his resignation.
▪ adopt sth, approve sth, decide sth, pass sth
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ elections
▪ member, representative
▪ meeting
▪ chamber
▪ president
▪ resolution
▪ leader, seat
PREPOSITION
▪ on a/the council
▪ She's on the borough council.
PHRASES
▪ a seat on a council
▪ Our party won the majority of seats on the city councils.
2 (BrE) organization that provides local services
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ apply to
▪ Students should apply to their local council for a grant.
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ provide, spend
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ employee, staff, worker
▪ services
▪ estate, flat, house, housing
▪ tax
3 group chosen to give advice, money, etc.
ADJECTIVE
▪ advisory, funding, governing, research
▪ the governing council of the Mormon Church
▪ arts, sports
▪ student
▪ ecumenical
VERB + COUNCIL
▪ create, establish, form, found, set up, start
▪ apply to
▪ As a struggling young composer, she applied to the California Arts Council for grant money.
COUNCIL + VERB
▪ award sb sth, give sb sth
▪ The Arts Council gives grants for local projects.
COUNCIL + NOUN
▪ member
PREPOSITION
▪ council for
▪ They are setting up a new council for the arts.